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Detox with the stars in Ireland

Priory clinic to open for rehab in Moyglare Manor

IT'S become the ultimate celebrity badge of honour: a stint in the Priory, an addiction clinic the rich and famous aren't ashamed to been seen in. Robbie Williams dropped in on his 33rd birthday for help with his "dependency on prescription drugs", Lindsay Lohan has used it to recover from excess partying, and Jade Goody fled there to escape the public backlash over racist remarks on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.

Now if they are made to go to rehab, Ireland's stars may be able to check in closer to home. The Priory clinic intends to open a facility in Ireland next year, housed in the Georgian splendour of Moyglare Manor in Co Kildare. Plans are at an advanced stage for a 45-bed facility on the estate, a 30-minute drive from Dublin.

Irish celebrities are among those who have taken refuge at the Priory. Sinead O'Connor checked into the London